Cyprus News

Local theatre productions are increasing this spring. The majority are in naturally in Greek, a few are in Russian, so it is particularly exciting for the island’s anglophones when ...

The Netherlands “stands with Cyprus”, the country’s Prime Minister Rob Jetten said late on Tuesday night, following the announcement of his country’s intention to deploy a frigate to ...

Violence committed against nurses and other medical staff at hospitals is a growing issue, trade union Pasydy’s nurses’ branch leader Prodromos Argyrides said on Wednesday, saying that nurses “do ...

A total of 36 commercial flights in and out of Cyprus were cancelled on Wednesday, with the war in the Middle East continuing to disrupt regional airspace. All but four of ...

Wednesday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear across most of the island, though heightened levels of dust are expected in the atmosphere. Temperatures are expected to rise to 20 ...

Environmental experts assured on Tuesday that Cyprus’ atmosphere and natural environment remain unaffected by toxic emissions linked to ongoing military conflicts in Iran and strikes on oil facilities in the ...

The association of Turkish Cypriot milk producers on Tuesday urged measures to protect the dairy protection sector amid a decrease in consumption and an economic slowdown in the north. It ...

The implications of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on international security, supply chains and the energy market were at the centre of talks between Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides, during a teleconference with several other European leaders on Tuesday, warned that the current developments in the Middle East will have direct effects on the EU’s ...

The British warship HMS Dragon has set sail from Portsmouth and is heading towards Cyprus, the British royal navy said on Tuesday. “The decision to send the Royal Navy assets ...

MPs on Tuesday again grilled state officials over the status of the LNG import terminal at Vasiliko, as it was heard that the non-completion of the project costs taxpayers some €350 ...

Cyprus risks getting ejected from the EU Single Market if it fails to enforce the law regarding mass culling of animals in outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the government warned ...

A 41-year-old man who caused a traffic accident that left a 23-year-old Bulgarian motorcyclist dead in December 2025 was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday by the Paphos district ...

Ten students, two drivers and one chaperone suffered light injuries in a school bus accident in Ayios Epiphanios on Tuesday. According to police, the incident occurred when the minibus collided ...

The Ierokipia municipality has hired three new municipal traffic officers to strengthen road safety and tackle traffic problems in the area, it said on Tuesday. The municipal traffic service will ...

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Tuesday said that “we must cut red tape” in her address to the European Parliament as it debated plans to reform the single ...

A proposal to create a national fund compensating owners for the loss of use of properties in the north, was discussed on Tuesday at the House refugee committee. Current legislation ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday elected to refer to the north’s judiciary a controversial law passed by the north’s ‘parliament’ last month which will see Turkish ...

Cyprus MEP Loukas Fourlas handed a European parliament report documenting rape against women during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus to United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres in New York on ...

In Cyprus, there’s not a lot of choice. Bear with me here, because I have a point to make – and it might not be quite what you think! Say ...

The removal of old and abandoned vehicles and improvements to infrastructure in the industrial area of Paphos were among the issues discussed during a meeting on Tuesday between acting mayor ...

Taxi drivers staged protests in Nicosia on Tuesday morning, before driving in convoy to key government buildings to demand action over what they describe as illegal competition and worsening conditions ...

Cyprus has hosted 24,230 displaced Ukrainians under temporary protection as of January 31, Eurostat data released on Tuesday show, placing the island fourth among EU member states in terms of the number ...

The military support offered by four European Union member states to Cyprus after the island was hit by an Iranian-made drone last week is “a powerful example of European autonomy”, ...